August 15, 2011
Analysis: After Google Buys Motorola, What’s Next for the Payments...
Just when you thought things couldn’t possibly get more exciting in the mobile world, Google up and buys Motorola (view press release). Google’s planned acquisition of Motorola is just plain...
August 11, 2011
Experts Debate EMV and mPayments Mojo
I had the chance to moderate an awesome panel of mobile payments “playmakers” on Wednesday at TAG FinTECH’s August meeting in Atlanta. The topic, “Mobile Payments – Tipping or Slipping”,...
July 29, 2011
Mobile Banking Utilization Stalls On Consumer Fears
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d46176/smartphone_banking) has announced the addition of Javelin Strategy & Research’s new report “Smartphone Banking Security: Mobile Banking Utilization Stalls On Consumer Fears” to their offering. Mobile banking...
July 25, 2011
July Blog o’ Blogs
The Google investigation inspired several blogs this month. We present different takes on whether Google should even be investigated, followed by a panel discussion with Christine Varney asking if the...
July 21, 2011
From Search to Swipe…Google Does Cards
So, I wonder how many payments industry hearts stopped beating yesterday morning when the news hit the wires that Google was issuing a credit card? Turns out that it was...
July 18, 2011
White House Blog: A Big Week for the New Consumer...
Exceprt from The White House Blog July 18, 2011 Written by Elizabeth Warren This is a big week for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Today, the President will announce...
July 15, 2011
Tick Tock Goes the Durbin Clock- Eight Months to go...
The Durbin clock is ticking. A week from today the Fed will only have 8 of its 9 months left for some of the most sweeping price regulation the economy...
July 15, 2011
Durbin Down Under
As financial institutions grapple with the impending regulation of debit card interchange fees it is worth taking a look at what happened in Australia. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)...
July 15, 2011
Dealing with Durbin
Durbin Down UnderAs financial institutions grapple with the impending regulation of debit card interchange fees it is worth taking a look at what happened in Australia. Durbin, Debit, and Financial...